Appalachian State University

Located in what was considered the lost provinces, the small school that became Appalachian State University provided a much-needed education for the economically depressed population of western North Carolina.

The regional university that today boasts over 17,000 registered students had its humble beginnings as Watauga Academy in 1899. Blanford Barnard B.B. Dougherty and his brother Dauphin Disco D.D. established the school for mountain children in the western North Carolina town of Boone. Dougherty, who remained president of the school for 56 years, envisioned an institution that would eventually serve not only the region but the state. Today, the school's reach extends well beyond North Carolina borders, attracting students and faculty from throughout the Southeast and the rest of the country. This book documents the visual history of Appalachian State, focusing on its varied transformations from a local academy and eventually into a top-ranked university.

About the author

All photographs in this publication are courtesy of the Appalachian State University Special Collections and university archives. The author, Pamela Price Mitchem, is an associate professor and the preservation and digital projects archivist for Appalachian State University Special Collections.

Product details

• Authors: Pamela Price Mitchem, Pamela P Mitchem
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 22.09.2014
• Subject: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous
• EAN: 9781467121446
• ISBN: 978-1-4671-2144-6
• Pages: 128
• Dimensions (packing): 16.8 x 23.5 x 0.9 cm
• Weight (packing): 322 g
• Series: Campus History; Campus History
• Subjects: EDUCATION / History, EDUCATION / Higher, History - U.S., HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV), PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional (see also TRAVEL / Pictorials), EDUCATION / Organizations & Institutions